Bug 191630

Summary:	Need doc for modifying Dolphin's "Create New..." menu
Product:	[Websites] docs.kde.org	Reporter:	skierpage <skierpage>
Component:	general	Assignee:	T.C. Hollingsworth <tchollingsworth>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	dhillonv10, kde-doc-english, tchollingsworth
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:	https://invent.kde.org/system/dolphin/commit/c1cd4fdc913857ca0c09858bc184a91dd3842235	Version Fixed In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description skierpage 2009-05-05 01:04:06 UTC

Version:           1.2.1 (using KDE 4.2.2)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

I want to add a new document to Dolphin's File > Create New... menu.  As far as I can see there's no help for this in KHelpCenter, no help in http://userbase.kde.org/Dolphin , no help in http://userbase.kde.org/Tutorials/File_Management#Discover_Dolphin

I tried creating a file in the empty ~/Templates that Kubuntu 9.04 gave me, that had no effect.

Screwing around with strace, I found I could (as root) modify the files in usr/share/templates/.source/ to create different default files, but adding new files did nothing.  Dolphin also monitors ~/.kde/share/templates , but putting files in here also did nothing.  http://forum.kde.org/customizing-create-new-menu-t-36907.html suggests you need to add a .desktop folder as well.

Please document this in the handbook, even if it's a negative declaration, e.g. "Adding new templates to the Create New... menu currently requires advanced system administration. Dolphin does not use the Templates folder."

Comment 1 Vikram Dhillon 2010-01-17 04:09:38 UTC

Check this out [1], new templates can be done :)

[1] http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php?topic=63835.0

But I will fix it in kubuntu docs. and discuss about it on the kde docs. mailing list.

Comment 2 T.C. Hollingsworth 2011-12-08 11:28:02 UTC

I'm submitting this as a task for Google Code-In.

Comment 3 Justin Zobel 2021-03-09 05:38:51 UTC

Thank you for the bug report.

As this report hasn't seen any changes in 5 years or more, we ask if you can please confirm that the issue still persists.

If this bug is no longer persisting or relevant please change the status to resolved.

Comment 4 skierpage 2021-03-13 02:28:48 UTC

(In reply to Vikram Dhillon from comment #1)
> Check this out [1], new templates can be done :)
> 
> [1] http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php?topic=63835.0
That URL requires a login. 

> But I will fix it in kubuntu docs. and discuss about it on the kde docs.
> mailing list.
Did you? Doesn't look like it.

(In reply to Justin Zobel from comment #3)
> As this report hasn't seen any changes in 5 years or more, we ask if you can
> please confirm that the issue still persists.
AFAICT it's still not documented. I tried the steps in https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=224 adapted for KDE Frameworks 5 : `kf5-config --path templates` to determine the directory, create it with `mkdir $HOME/.local/share/templates`, create a .desktop file in there with Type=Link similar to the ones in /usr/share/templates, restart Dolphin, ... and it worked!

Comment 5 skierpage 2021-03-13 02:34:47 UTC

(In reply to T.C. Hollingsworth from comment #2)
> I'm submitting this as a task for Google Code-In.

Can @justin.zobel or someone unassign this (and bug 140102) from @tchollingsworth ? There has been no progress since 2011.

Comment 6 Yuri Chornoivan 2021-03-13 14:27:01 UTC

Git commit c1cd4fdc913857ca0c09858bc184a91dd3842235 by Yuri Chornoivan.
Committed on 13/03/2021 at 14:26.
Pushed by yurchor into branch 'master'.

Add a note about creating custom 'Create New' submenu items

M  +5    -0    doc/index.docbook

https://invent.kde.org/system/dolphin/commit/c1cd4fdc913857ca0c09858bc184a91dd3842235